Changes in Command Position in the Ghana Police Service
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has made changes in the Command structure of the Ghana Police Service to ensure effective management and operational control.
This was in a statement signed and issued by the Director General in charge of Public Affairs, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) David Eklu, and copied GBCONLINE Thursday in Accra.
The changes, which take effect immediately, saw the Commissioner of Police (COP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, the Director General in charge of Operations, being reassigned as Director General in charge of Research and Planning, while COP Christian Tetteh Yuhuno, the Director General, Special Duties, is now the Director General of Police Intelligence Directorate.
COP Reverend David Nenyi Ampah-Bennin has been reassigned as the Director General in charge of Special Duties from his former position as the Central Regional Commander, while DCOP George Tuffuor, the Takoradi Regional Commander moves to head the Volta Regional Command.
The statement said DCOP Simon Afeku, the Eastern Regional Commander, is now the Director General in charge of Operations, while Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Paul Manly Awuni, the Director General of Private Security Operations (PSO), is to head the Central Regional Command.
DCOP Alphonse Adu Amankwa, Commander of the Central Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) in the Ashanti Region, has been moved to head the Eastern Regional Command, while DCOP Nana Asomah Hinneh, the Volta Regional Commander, is now the Head of the Takoradi Regional Command.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Dr. Sayibu Pabi Gariba in charge of the Police Intelligence and Professional Standards (PIPS), is now the Director General of National Operations and ACP Anderson Fosu-Achaah, Commander of Police Academy in Accra has been moved to head the Central MTTU in the Ashanti Region.
ACP Eric Winful, in charge of National Operations, is now the Head of Project Unit at the Headquarters, the statement said.
Meanwhile, a Security Analyst, Emmanuel Kotin has suggested that the Inspector General of Police, David Asante Apeatu be relieved of his post because of the lapses in the country's security. He said the recent spate of robberies is creating fear and panic in the country.
In an interview with Radio Ghana's Felix Coffie, Mr. Kotin said the police are not making use of intelligence and cannot fight crime using outmoded methods of policing. Mr Kotin noted that the top echelon of the police administration are bereft of ideas and Ghanaians are right in calling for the head of the IGP.
According to Mr. Kotin, lack of collaboration between the BNI, National Security and the Police is also a contributory factor to the high rate of criminal activity in the country.
He urged politicians to stop interfering in the work of the security agencies.
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